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Title: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Fiona2 on December 03, 2006, 18:16:47 PM

Had this question posed to me and have been asking around but no one knows
'where does the word moggie come from?'
anyone any ideas?
 :-:

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Fiona2 on December 03, 2006, 18:22:52 PM

Oooooops! posted this in the wrong section, was in general chat then followed the link to the survey so ended up here and forgot that i wasn't still in 'general'
but come to think of it how would I go about moving this to the correct section?  :Crazy:

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Beccles on December 04, 2006, 00:15:01 AM

I'm afraid I don't think you can...

however

~dons cape and blue tights~

I can!  8)

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: LeighK on December 04, 2006, 09:06:36 AM

Hiya,

Try this :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moggy

Regards

Leigh

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on December 04, 2006, 09:09:53 AM

I have no idea myself, but wikipedia has a few suggestions!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moggy

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: LeighK on December 04, 2006, 09:28:02 AM

Hi Susanne,

Great minds think alike :) :)

Cheers

Leigh
 
 

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Fiona2 on December 04, 2006, 22:36:23 PM

 :thanks: Superwoman erm... I mean Rebecca, Leigh and Susanne, mystery solved  :)

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: hannah (weeny) on December 04, 2006, 22:51:54 PM

best not show my mum that - her name being margaret/maggie and all!!!!  :evillaugh:

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Jasmine on December 06, 2006, 17:41:35 PM

This could explain why one of my cats has the markings of a friesian cow! :rofl:

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Beanie on December 06, 2006, 23:43:24 PM

Further to Suzanne's reference below to the Wilkipedia, my own source of information- Desmond Morris- also refers to the name Maggie.

He adds that Maggie had an original meaning of dishevelled old woman  It was also the name given to a scarecrow in some parts of the country.(Mental note: Keep those up the sleeve as wife is called Margaret :evillaugh:)

At the start of the century the name Maggie was also used for cats and Moggie X derived from that - thought to have been in London where there were so many scruffy alley cats in poor condition. The link of Moggie to Maggie is thought to be the dishevelled reference.

In the 1920s and 1930s schoolboy slang shortened the name to Mogs but the fuller word Moggie re-appeared after the 2nd world war as  a popular term for ordinary non pedigree cats.

The spellings have varied so it seems that either M-O-G-G-Y or M-O-G-G-I-E is correct.

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: isabel on December 07, 2006, 19:24:29 PM

What's the difference between moggie and british short hair? Is there a difference?

I phoned to get Jess insurance and I told them I didn't think she had a breed, that she was "just a cute cat" and they put her down as british shorthair. Then i joined someone elses insurance and they had her down as moggie.

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: Christine (Blip) on December 07, 2006, 20:12:19 PM

Isabel, another name for a moggy is a 'domestic short hair' (DSH) - do you think that might be what they said? :shy:

Title: Re: The origins of Moggie
Post by: isabel on December 08, 2006, 00:11:17 AM

hehe. my daft. that could well have been what it was! :innocent: